Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Iceland
Iceland: Share of female researchers by sector of performance was 49.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage based on head count (HC).
Analysis
In 2023, share of female researchers by sector of performance in Iceland stood at 49.1%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female researchers by sector of performance in Iceland peaked at 49.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1999.
Iceland ranks 5th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage based on head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.0% | — |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 34.7% | 42.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 37.3% | 46.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 45.2% | 49.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More science & technology data for Iceland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 715.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female researchers by sector of performance in Iceland?
- Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Iceland was 49.1% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of female researchers by sector of performance recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female researchers by sector of performance recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1999.
- How does Iceland rank for share of female researchers by sector of performance?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of female researchers by sector of performance rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of female researchers by sector of performance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).